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Hand-held-wrench stand and stabilizer

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-03-23
HAGGERTY MICHAEL L
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[0009] The second side wall of the wrench stand may be rigidly attached to the base at a first end portion of the second side wall adjacent the first slot opening. The second side wall may be flexibly attached to the base at a second end portion of the side wall adjacent the second slot opening. The flexibility of the second end portion enables a greater variety of tool handles to be received at the second slot opening.

Problems solved by technology

When there is an interruption in wrench support, such as occurs when the wrench on the ground falls over, there is a loss of resistance which allows the other wrench to rotate freely resulting in loss of force to the pieces being connected or disconnected and often times injury to the plumber or mechanic.
While the pipe wrench is in this unstable position, it tends to slip and may tip over onto the ground resulting in worker injury.
However, as previously discussed the pipe wrench used for clamping the pipe oftentimes slips or tips over.

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[0022] Referring now to the drawings in detail, numeral 10 generally indicates a wrench stand for supporting a hand-held tool 12 in a use position. For example, when the hand-held tool 12 is a pipe wrench, the wrench stand 10 holds the wrench in a stabilized position for clamping and preventing rotation of a pipe 14 relative to the wrench while a fitting coupled to the pipe 14 is torqued by a second wrench 15.

[0023] With reference to FIGS. 1-5, according to the invention, the wrench stand 10 includes a laterally and longitudinally extending base member 16 including upper and lower surfaces 18 and 20 and is formed of a rigid material adapted to be disposed on a supporting surface 22. The wrench stand 10 also includes an elongated tool handle receiver 24 on the upper surface 18 of the base member 16 in which a tool handle 13 of the hand held wrench 12 is receivable. The lower surface 20 of the base member may be made skid or scuff resistant through the application of a slip-resistant...

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Abstract

A wrench stand for supporting a hand-held tool in a use position. The stand includes a laterally and longitudinally extending base member having an upper surface and a lower surface. The stand also includes an elongated, longitudinally extending tool-handle receiver disposed on the upper surface.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 611,991, filed Sep. 22, 2004.TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] This invention relates to hand-held tools for turning and twisting objects and, more particularly, to a stand for supporting and stabilizing a wrench on a surface. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Hand-held tools including pipe wrenches, adjustable wrenches, locking pliers and others are used for effecting connections, either tightening or loosening, between mechanically connectable apparatus such as pipes and fittings and nuts and bolts. These connections require one part or piece to be rotated relative to a connectable part or piece. Often a plumber or mechanic acting alone must operate two wrenches simultaneously in different rotational directions. The ground or other supporting surface is often used to provide the resistive force of one wrench against the rotation force of another wrench. When there is an i...

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IPC IPC(8): B25B23/00
CPCB25B5/147B25B23/0085B25B23/00B25B13/5008
Inventor HAGGERTY, MICHAEL L.
Owner HAGGERTY MICHAEL L